supertux VS stk-code

SuperTux - Platformer inspired by Mario Brothers. C++, SDL2

Looking at the repo for SuperTux as featured here in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39528726 and trying to understand how the cross platform aspect works. Am I correct in my thoughts that it's OpenGL based, using a cross platform library called Simple DirectMedia Layer aka SDL, found at https://www.libsdl.org?

I see a frequently occurring header file called SDL.h, but when I search the repo at https://github.com/SuperTux/supertux I can't find it.

What is SDL.h and why am I unable to locate it?

Well, there actually is/was a Supertux 2. I don't remember the specifics, I think they rewrote it from blit 2D into OpenGL? You can see here : https://github.com/SuperTux/supertux/blob/master/supertux2.d... that it's called supertux2

But yeah this has nothing to do with the actual content of the levels, it only refers to the engine.

nix run git+https://github.com/supertux/supertux.git?submodules=1

If you know the file name, you can use the "Go to file" button to search for files with some specific name -- e.g. https://github.com/SuperTux/supertux/find/master

Some open source games using C++ include SuperTux, SuperTuxKart, OpenRCT2

SuperTuxKart - Mario Kart inspired racing game. C++, C, OpenGL, SDL2

Unfortunately, the three people who programmed the vast majority of modern SuperTuxKart and managed the community were bullied out of the project a couple years ago. [1]

The new team lead was somebody who seemed to have a habit of stonewalling [2] ideas and code contributions from both community members and the dev team, talking down about "newbie-tier players" with "zero skill", and [3] hyperfixating on "balance" (in what is fundamentally a kids' game) without room for fun or discussion. The lead artist, who made basically all the tracks that are worth looking at, and whom I'd worked with now and then to get a couple contributions included, eventually disappeared too.

Naturally, commits, contributors, and blog posts/updates are now at an all-time low. [4]

1: https://blog.supertuxkart.net/2019/05/my-departure-from-supe...

2: https://forum.freegamedev.net/viewtopic.php?f=17&t=8086&p=77...

3: https://github.com/supertuxkart/stk-code/issues/3888#issueco...

4: https://openhub.net/p/supertuxkart

It is a thing, Google is advocating for it, and many also use SDL - for example, or this.

SuperTuxKart (version 1.4): A 3D arcade racer with a variety of characters, tracks, and modes to play.

That feeling when a meme vid has better reflections than the actual game

No problem! For starters, you'll want to compile and run the game. Are you using Windows, macOS, or Linux on your main PC? Instructions can be found at https://github.com/supertuxkart/stk-code/blob/master/INSTALL.md but I;d be happy to walk you through the process if it makes it easier :)